SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County voters have returned their ballots to choose candidates for school boards and city councils as well as decide the fate of local measures in the Nov. 3 general election.

As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, the latest results from Monterey County Elections are:

*Currently leading
(i) Incumbent

SCHOOL BOARDS

Chualar Union School District, Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3 (Vote for 1)

ALEJANDRA FLORES — 11, 6.67%

*MARTHA GALLEGOS — 79, 47.88%

MIRIAM TRUJILLO — 75, 45.45%


Gonzales Unified School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 2)

*CESAR AYON — 900, 30.40%

*CELESTE DANIEL — 1,023, 34.55%

MONICA RICO — 333, 11.25%

EDNA “VIRY” VALDEZ — 705, 23.81%


Greenfield Union School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 2)

*MAYRA PEREZ DIAZ (i) — 1,175, 32.78%

*SONIA MARTINEZ-HEREDIA (i) — 1,209, 33.73%

JOSE MADRID — 1,165, 32.51%


Soledad Unified School District, Governing Board Member (Vote for 3)

JESS THOMAS BARRERAS (i) — 856, 14.89%

*JAVIER GALVAN (i) — 1,766, 30.72%

*IVAN A. IBARRA MORA — 1,800, 31.32%

*ROBERTO OCAMPO — 1,326, 23.07%


South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, Governing Board Member, 4 Year (Vote for 2)

*DAVID GABONI (i) — 2,774, 38.93%

*IRENE G. GARCIA (i) — 2,368, 33.24%

JUERGEN B. SMITH — 1,983, 27.83%


CITY COUNCILS

City of Gonzales, Mayor (Vote for 1)

HENRY MARTINEZ JR. — 86, 6.26%

MARIA OROZCO (i) — 539, 39.26%

*JOSE L. RIOS — 748, 54.48%


City of Gonzales, Member, City Council (Vote for 1)

*SCOTT FUNK (i) — 999, 74.83%

HENRY MARTINEZ SR. — 336, 25.17%


City of Greenfield, Member, City Council (Vote for 2)

SILVIA CAMACHO — 655, 19.16%

*YANELY MARTINEZ (i) — 852, 24.93%

AVELINA T. TORRES — 783, 22.91%

*ROBERT “BOB” WHITE (i) — 1,128, 33.00%


City of King, Member, City Council District 3 (Vote for 1)

*CARLOS M. DELEÓN (i) — 236, 100%


City of King, Member, City Council District 4 (Vote for 1)

CARLOS VICTORIA (i) (write-in) — 2, 100%


City of King, Member, City Council District 5 (Vote for 1)

*ROBERT CULLEN (i) — 278, 100%


City of Soledad, Mayor (Vote for 1)

FRED J. LEDESMA (i) — 1,327, 45.21%

*ANNA M. VELAZQUEZ — 1,608, 54.79%


City of Soledad, Member, City Council (Vote for 2)

*BEN JIMENEZ, JR. — 1,434, 41.60%

*CARLA STEWART (i) — 2,013, 58.40%


LOCAL MEASURES

Measure J — Gonzales Unified School District, Elementary School Construction/Technology Improvement Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 1,115, 57.95%

NO — 809, 42.05%


Measure K — Gonzales Unified School District, High School Renovation/Technology Improvement Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 1,175, 61.17%

NO — 746, 38.83%


Measure N — Soledad Unified School District, Student Technology and Teacher/Staff Housing Bond (55% Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 1,835, 60.48%

NO — 1,199, 39.52%


Measure P — City of King, King City Commercial Cannabis Tax Amendment (Majority Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 990, 71.43%

NO — 396, 28.57%


Measure S — City of Soledad, Soledad General Services Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 1,747, 60.08%

NO — 1,161, 39.92%


Measure T — City of Greenfield, Greenfield 2020 City Services Transactions and Use Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 1,328, 61.51%

NO — 831, 38.49%


Measure X — City of Gonzales, Gonzales Enhanced Quality of Life Temporary Tax Measure (Majority Voter Approval Required)

*YES — 733, 54.58%

NO — 610, 45.42%

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Ryan Cronk is the managing editor for King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune, a unified publication of Greenfield News, Soledad Bee and Gonzales Tribune. He covers general news for South Monterey County and the surrounding communities.